WEBVTT 00:00:01.334 --> 00:00:08.300 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% ♪♪ 00:00:08.300 --> 00:00:15.234 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% ♪♪ 00:00:17.834 --> 00:00:20.834 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% [ Mid-tempo music playing ] 00:00:47.834 --> 00:00:49.834 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% [ Music continues ] 00:01:17.601 --> 00:01:19.601 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% [ Music continues ] 00:01:47.334 --> 00:01:49.334 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% [ Music continues ] 00:01:52.601 --> 00:01:54.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Alright. 00:01:54.434 --> 00:01:56.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Yes, it's end of class. 00:01:56.067 --> 00:01:59.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -[ Speaking indistinctly ] 00:01:59.167 --> 00:02:01.300 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% -Alright. From here, 00:02:01.300 --> 00:02:03.701 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% so, back line, just follow whatever the front line does. 00:02:03.701 --> 00:02:06.667 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% Hopefully the front line will do the right thing. 00:02:06.667 --> 00:02:09.167 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% And your necks to the other direction, 00:02:09.167 --> 00:02:11.501 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% the other way. 00:02:11.501 --> 00:02:13.501 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% My name is Brysen Angeles. 00:02:13.501 --> 00:02:15.968 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% I go by B-boy "JustBe." 00:02:15.968 --> 00:02:18.400 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% I'm a founding member of the Massive Monkees crew 00:02:18.400 --> 00:02:19.767 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% from Seattle. Washington. 00:02:19.767 --> 00:02:22.267 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% If you're not familiar with Massive Monkees crew, 00:02:22.267 --> 00:02:24.734 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% we are a hip-hop group. 00:02:24.734 --> 00:02:27.734 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% We got together in 1999 as a hip-hop group 00:02:27.734 --> 00:02:31.734 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and done a lot in between now -- then and now. 00:02:31.734 --> 00:02:33.934 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -♪ Buckle up, baby, and feel the bass ♪ 00:02:33.934 --> 00:02:35.667 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% ♪ Denny's back, we're big, bad apes ♪ 00:02:35.667 --> 00:02:37.367 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% ♪ Droppin' that quad for a dollar ♪ 00:02:37.367 --> 00:02:39.467 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% ♪ And everybody wants to hear the big man holler ♪ 00:02:39.467 --> 00:02:40.634 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% -Aaaaaaaaaah! 00:02:40.634 --> 00:02:42.067 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -We started at Jefferson Community Center. 00:02:42.067 --> 00:02:43.567 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% We were all pretty much middle school and high school. 00:02:43.567 --> 00:02:48.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Jefferson Community Center was huge for the B-boy scene, 00:02:48.734 --> 00:02:50.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% not just the crews who were there, 00:02:50.067 --> 00:02:53.200 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% but just in general, for the B-boy scene in Seattle, 00:02:53.200 --> 00:02:56.334 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% it was a place where everybody who came into town -- 00:02:56.334 --> 00:02:58.133 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% other B-boys from different areas would, you know -- 00:02:58.133 --> 00:03:00.234 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% the first question they ask is, "Where's the B-boys at?" 00:03:00.234 --> 00:03:02.767 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% Jefferson became known as the place, the hub, 00:03:02.767 --> 00:03:04.667 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% the mecca for B-boys in Seattle, 00:03:04.667 --> 00:03:07.167 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and the reason why that was was because 00:03:07.167 --> 00:03:08.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I think Fever One's first class 00:03:08.901 --> 00:03:10.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% started at Mercy Middle School, 00:03:10.267 --> 00:03:13.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% which is just a walk through a path, 00:03:13.601 --> 00:03:15.400 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and then you're from the after-school program 00:03:15.400 --> 00:03:17.334 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% straight to Jefferson Community Center. 00:03:17.334 --> 00:03:18.968 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% So, you know, pretty much everybody 00:03:18.968 --> 00:03:21.234 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% would leave the program, go to Jefferson, 00:03:21.234 --> 00:03:23.167 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and continue practicing, continue dancing. 00:03:23.167 --> 00:03:25.734 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% [ Indistinct conversation ] 00:03:25.734 --> 00:03:29.801 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% I started dancing in '94. 00:03:29.801 --> 00:03:32.734 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% Myself and another guy, Florentino, 00:03:32.734 --> 00:03:34.334 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% who's a member of Massive Monkees, 00:03:34.334 --> 00:03:35.968 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% went to South Shore Middle School. 00:03:35.968 --> 00:03:37.467 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% His older brother, Rodrigo, 00:03:37.467 --> 00:03:40.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% was a part of this crew called BOSS. 00:03:40.801 --> 00:03:44.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I kind of got introduced from watching Rodrigo. 00:03:44.067 --> 00:03:45.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Jefferson was where it was at. 00:03:45.434 --> 00:03:47.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% BOSS was the first crew to get in there. 00:03:47.367 --> 00:03:49.400 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% Fever introduced BOSS to breaking. 00:03:49.400 --> 00:03:50.834 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% That's where they all went to break. 00:03:50.834 --> 00:03:52.701 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% Fever and the rest of his crew, DVS, would come up 00:03:52.701 --> 00:03:54.968 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and kind of mentor all the BOSS heads, 00:03:54.968 --> 00:03:56.100 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% and all the younger guys 00:03:56.100 --> 00:03:58.367 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% would just kind of catch it secondhand. 00:03:58.367 --> 00:04:00.300 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% So it was like BOSS was up there learning. 00:04:00.300 --> 00:04:01.400 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% We were learning from BOSS. 00:04:01.400 --> 00:04:04.467 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% [ Hip-hop music playing ] 00:04:04.467 --> 00:04:07.267 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% Early '90s, it was like all of the big battles 00:04:07.267 --> 00:04:09.334 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% weren't happening at big event centers. 00:04:09.334 --> 00:04:11.000 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% They were still happening at community centers and schools, 00:04:11.000 --> 00:04:13.834 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% so South Shore Middle School, 00:04:13.834 --> 00:04:15.534 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% Mercer's Gym, 00:04:15.534 --> 00:04:16.834 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and then other place where battles would happen 00:04:16.834 --> 00:04:18.133 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% is Jefferson Community Center, 00:04:18.133 --> 00:04:21.501 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% so that was, like, our practice spot all the time. 00:04:21.501 --> 00:04:24.567 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -I used to go to school, dream about breaking, 00:04:24.567 --> 00:04:27.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and look forward to going to Jefferson Community Center 00:04:27.767 --> 00:04:29.634 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% like it was Disneyland. 00:04:29.634 --> 00:04:30.968 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -So, from Jefferson Community Center, 00:04:30.968 --> 00:04:33.801 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% me and Lotuz would take the bus from Everett. 00:04:33.801 --> 00:04:37.467 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% It'd be like a 2 1/2-hour ride one way, 00:04:37.467 --> 00:04:38.667 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% and then we'd go to practice, 00:04:38.667 --> 00:04:40.300 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% practice for like two or three hours. 00:04:40.300 --> 00:04:44.267 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -Many dancers, many crews at that time 00:04:44.267 --> 00:04:45.801 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% in the Seattle B-boy scene -- 00:04:45.801 --> 00:04:49.200 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% they all pretty much quit or stopped or went otherwise, 00:04:49.200 --> 00:04:51.067 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% and we were just kids 00:04:51.067 --> 00:04:53.701 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% that wanted to continue to dance. 00:04:53.701 --> 00:04:57.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% DVS Crew, who really were our mentors 00:04:57.501 --> 00:05:00.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and told us what positive hip-hop's about, 00:05:00.834 --> 00:05:02.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% how to mentor other youth, 00:05:02.434 --> 00:05:04.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and how to become more than yourselves, 00:05:04.701 --> 00:05:09.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% how to be become pretty much a positive role model 00:05:09.200 --> 00:05:12.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and an adult living in hip-hop. 00:05:12.467 --> 00:05:14.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% It's not about the moves, you know? 00:05:14.634 --> 00:05:17.400 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I could teach you moves all day, but it's about being creative, 00:05:17.400 --> 00:05:19.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% being yourself, learning confidence, 00:05:19.033 --> 00:05:22.200 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and learning how to express yourself through this art form, 00:05:22.200 --> 00:05:23.968 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% in this really beautiful art form. 00:05:23.968 --> 00:05:25.934 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% [ Hip-hop music playing ] 00:05:29.234 --> 00:05:32.334 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% First world championship title was in 2004 00:05:32.334 --> 00:05:36.701 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% at Wembley Arena in London. 00:05:36.701 --> 00:05:42.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -For the 2004 World B-Boy Championship, 00:05:42.000 --> 00:05:43.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% welcome back to the stage 00:05:43.567 --> 00:05:46.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% supercrew the Massive Monkees! 00:05:46.934 --> 00:05:48.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% [ Cheers and applause ] 00:05:48.501 --> 00:05:50.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And that in itself, 00:05:50.567 --> 00:05:53.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% it was a 4-on-4 competition -- 00:05:53.267 --> 00:05:58.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Twixx, JuseBoogy, Brysen, and myself -- 00:05:58.267 --> 00:06:01.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and we battled several different countries 00:06:01.701 --> 00:06:04.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in order to win that. 00:06:04.567 --> 00:06:07.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And it was -- It was a huge -- 00:06:07.200 --> 00:06:09.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% it was one of the biggest competitions 00:06:09.067 --> 00:06:12.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% at that time for us. 00:06:12.567 --> 00:06:13.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Yeah. 00:06:13.701 --> 00:06:16.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% [ Hip-hop music playing ] 00:06:19.367 --> 00:06:20.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Stop! 00:06:20.834 --> 00:06:23.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% [ Cheers and applause ] 00:06:23.200 --> 00:06:25.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Ladies and gentlemen, 00:06:25.567 --> 00:06:28.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% your 2004 00:06:28.300 --> 00:06:31.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% World B-boy Champion, 00:06:31.667 --> 00:06:34.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Massive Monkees! 00:06:34.100 --> 00:06:38.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% [ Cheers and applause ] 00:06:38.334 --> 00:06:40.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Yeah, it was a memorable moment, definitely, definitely. 00:06:40.801 --> 00:06:42.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Once again, I want to thank you 00:06:42.167 --> 00:06:47.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% for coming out to the 2004 World B-Boy Championships! 00:06:49.300 --> 00:06:51.534 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -When you talk about Seattle and breakdancing, 00:06:51.534 --> 00:06:53.767 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% you're talking about the Massive Monkees. 00:06:53.767 --> 00:06:56.501 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% The Massive Monkess have won world championships, 00:06:56.501 --> 00:06:57.634 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% but they got their start 00:06:57.634 --> 00:06:59.400 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% in the halls of Franklin High School. 00:06:59.400 --> 00:07:02.267 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% And even today, they practice on Thursday nights 00:07:02.267 --> 00:07:04.501 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% up at the Jefferson Community Center. 00:07:04.501 --> 00:07:06.300 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% I've had a chance to go and visit, 00:07:06.300 --> 00:07:08.834 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and I see what a role model these young people are 00:07:08.834 --> 00:07:11.834 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% for even younger children in our community. 00:07:11.834 --> 00:07:14.033 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% They've done a great job over the years, 00:07:14.033 --> 00:07:17.367 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and they celebrate hip-hop and breakdance 00:07:17.367 --> 00:07:19.734 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% in a way that makes us all very proud. 00:07:19.734 --> 00:07:23.067 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -2004, we got phone call, and they told us, 00:07:23.067 --> 00:07:25.534 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% "Hey the Mary wants to give you your own personal day, 00:07:25.534 --> 00:07:26.834 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% called Massive Monkees Day." 00:07:26.834 --> 00:07:27.801 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% We're like, "Wow!" 00:07:27.801 --> 00:07:29.434 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% You know, we're in our early 20s, 00:07:29.434 --> 00:07:30.667 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% so we're thinking, "Whoa!" 00:07:30.667 --> 00:07:32.000 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% So, it was such a big thing, 00:07:32.000 --> 00:07:33.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% 'cause we invited our friends and family, 00:07:33.801 --> 00:07:36.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and the mayor -- he was sitting down, 00:07:36.234 --> 00:07:37.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% just watching us practice, 00:07:37.534 --> 00:07:38.968 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and a couple of minutes later, 00:07:38.968 --> 00:07:42.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% he presented us a proclamation and read it to us, 00:07:42.801 --> 00:07:47.434 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and it was a -- it was a great moment for us 00:07:47.434 --> 00:07:51.133 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% 'cause it was something beyond just winning a competition. 00:07:51.133 --> 00:07:55.033 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% It was about the community. It was about an achievement -- 00:07:55.033 --> 00:07:57.968 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% a special day for us and a special day for everybody. 00:07:57.968 --> 00:07:59.534 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% Now Massive Monkees Day -- 00:07:59.534 --> 00:08:01.334 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% we start again at Jefferson, 00:08:01.334 --> 00:08:04.634 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and now, celebrating for 15 years now, 00:08:04.634 --> 00:08:08.534 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% everybody from all over the world comes. 00:08:08.534 --> 00:08:11.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -So, Massive Monkee Day -- 00:08:11.234 --> 00:08:14.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% it's one of the biggest events of the year. 00:08:14.334 --> 00:08:16.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% [ Hip-hop music playing ] 00:08:32.033 --> 00:08:35.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% It exposes the breaking scene to a lot of B-boys 00:08:35.100 --> 00:08:37.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that we otherwise wouldn't have seen. 00:08:37.934 --> 00:08:40.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% [ Hip-hop music playing ] 00:08:49.000 --> 00:08:51.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% [ Cheers and applause ] 00:08:51.434 --> 00:08:53.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Because it is a such an interna-- 00:08:53.334 --> 00:08:54.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% It's an international competition, 00:08:54.934 --> 00:08:59.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% so international competitors come out. 00:08:59.000 --> 00:09:01.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And you get to see things that you don't see 00:09:01.167 --> 00:09:03.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% locally all the time, which is really cool, 00:09:03.200 --> 00:09:05.734 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and it really brings back to the community. 00:09:05.734 --> 00:09:07.434 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% I think that's what the biggest thing is. 00:09:07.434 --> 00:09:11.200 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% [ Cheers and applause ] 00:09:11.200 --> 00:09:13.000 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -It's a high-caliber competition now. 00:09:13.000 --> 00:09:17.901 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% The best of the best compete at our celebration. 00:09:17.901 --> 00:09:19.467 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -The whole reason that we do this event 00:09:19.467 --> 00:09:20.934 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% is to celebrate the day 00:09:20.934 --> 00:09:23.567 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% that the mayor of Seattle gave us in Seattle 00:09:23.567 --> 00:09:25.868 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% for basically doing community service 00:09:25.868 --> 00:09:29.734 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and representing our cultures, our values, and our community. 00:09:29.734 --> 00:09:31.868 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -And the biggest part, I believe, 00:09:31.868 --> 00:09:33.534 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% is why it's so successful -- 00:09:33.534 --> 00:09:35.067 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% it's not 'cause, you know, of what we've done, 00:09:35.067 --> 00:09:37.400 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% titles we've won, and being on TV and so forth, 00:09:37.400 --> 00:09:38.901 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% but our vibe. 00:09:38.901 --> 00:09:40.934 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% Our vibe is family. 00:09:40.934 --> 00:09:43.834 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% Our vibe is it's not just a celebration for Massive Monkees. 00:09:43.834 --> 00:09:45.601 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% It's a celebration for everybody, 00:09:45.601 --> 00:09:47.000 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% for all the B-boys, B-girls, 00:09:47.000 --> 00:09:48.767 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% for family, for friends, 00:09:48.767 --> 00:09:50.767 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% for people who don't even dance, 00:09:50.767 --> 00:09:52.834 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% who just want to have a positive experience. 00:09:52.834 --> 00:09:55.634 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% [ Hip-hop music playing ] 00:09:55.634 --> 00:09:56.834 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% -It is a competition, 00:09:56.834 --> 00:09:59.334 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% but they're bringing back to the community 00:09:59.334 --> 00:10:01.634 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% through Massive Monkee Day, through having the Beacon open, 00:10:01.634 --> 00:10:05.467 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and every other -- every other aspect of what they do. 00:10:05.467 --> 00:10:08.467 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% [ Hip-hop music playing ] 00:10:16.367 --> 00:10:18.834 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -We were imagining ourselves being a beacon, 00:10:18.834 --> 00:10:20.868 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% so we ended up calling it the Beacon, 00:10:20.868 --> 00:10:23.667 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% kind of in tribute to that, but we're here in the ID, 00:10:23.667 --> 00:10:27.200 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and it really is a great supportive neighborhood. 00:10:27.200 --> 00:10:28.567 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% Before opening the studio, 00:10:28.567 --> 00:10:30.300 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% we were looking at some different areas. 00:10:30.300 --> 00:10:33.000 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% We knew we wanted to be in Seattle. 00:10:33.000 --> 00:10:35.000 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% Beacon Hill was a big place we wanted, too, just because 00:10:35.000 --> 00:10:37.634 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% that's the neighborhood where we really came up from. 00:10:37.634 --> 00:10:40.534 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% But then we were made aware of this opportunity 00:10:40.534 --> 00:10:41.901 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% to Storefront Seattle. 00:10:41.901 --> 00:10:44.200 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% And what Storefronts is is a organization 00:10:44.200 --> 00:10:47.667 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% that helps artists get into open storefronts that are unused, 00:10:47.667 --> 00:10:49.667 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and one of the major neighborhoods 00:10:49.667 --> 00:10:53.133 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% that they are helping trying to develop is the ID. 00:10:53.133 --> 00:10:55.100 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% So when we told Storefront Seattle 00:10:55.100 --> 00:10:57.167 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% what what we were looking for, 00:10:57.167 --> 00:10:59.901 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% it took a while for them to find a place. 00:10:59.901 --> 00:11:02.067 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% But this was the place that popped up on the radar, 00:11:02.067 --> 00:11:05.367 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and they were able to actually help us get in here temporarily 00:11:05.367 --> 00:11:07.167 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% to see if what we were talking about doing, 00:11:07.167 --> 00:11:10.567 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% doing a dance studio/events space/creative space, 00:11:10.567 --> 00:11:12.601 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% was going to be legitimate and able to do, 00:11:12.601 --> 00:11:15.000 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% so we were given opportunity to kind of test it out 00:11:15.000 --> 00:11:16.267 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% in this neighborhood. 00:11:16.267 --> 00:11:17.868 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% This neighborhood turned out to be 00:11:17.868 --> 00:11:19.901 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% just a great neighborhood to do it. 00:11:19.901 --> 00:11:21.467 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% We're kind of central to a couple schools, 00:11:21.467 --> 00:11:24.367 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% a couple community centers, 00:11:24.367 --> 00:11:27.234 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% as well as all of the kind of community things 00:11:27.234 --> 00:11:28.467 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% that happen in this neighborhood. 00:11:28.467 --> 00:11:30.400 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% There's festivals all the time. 00:11:30.400 --> 00:11:32.567 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -You guys ready? -Yeah! 00:11:32.567 --> 00:11:34.267 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -They're working really hard right now. 00:11:34.267 --> 00:11:36.534 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% They're putting out the energy. So, are you guys ready?! 00:11:36.534 --> 00:11:38.734 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% [ Cheers and applause ] Here we go. 1, 2, 3. 00:11:38.734 --> 00:11:41.200 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% Whoo-hoo-hoo! They're rockin'. 00:11:41.200 --> 00:11:43.200 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% Make some noise for the volunteers. 00:11:43.200 --> 00:11:45.334 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% [ Cheers and applause ] These guys. 00:11:45.334 --> 00:11:47.968 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% [ Hip-hop music playing ] Ahh. 00:11:47.968 --> 00:11:49.234 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% With the stadium down the street, 00:11:49.234 --> 00:11:50.868 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% there's always people in this neighborhood, 00:11:50.868 --> 00:11:53.033 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% an area with all the restaurants and things that happen here, 00:11:53.033 --> 00:11:54.801 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% so for us to have a big, nice storefront 00:11:54.801 --> 00:11:58.367 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% where people can see us doing it, 00:11:58.367 --> 00:12:00.767 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% we've gotten a lot of eyes and ears 00:12:00.767 --> 00:12:02.434 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% just through foot traffic and through people 00:12:02.434 --> 00:12:03.601 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% who are in the neighborhood. 00:12:03.601 --> 00:12:05.033 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% The other thing that we're doing this year 00:12:05.033 --> 00:12:07.067 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% is our after-school program 00:12:07.067 --> 00:12:09.434 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% in partnership with Extraordinary Futures. 00:12:09.434 --> 00:12:11.067 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% There's a need for kids in this area 00:12:11.067 --> 00:12:12.734 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% to have something to do. 00:12:12.734 --> 00:12:14.534 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% So, you know, we get a lot of -- 00:12:14.534 --> 00:12:18.467 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% We're getting a great response at our after-school program. 00:12:18.467 --> 00:12:19.868 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -The after-school program is important 00:12:19.868 --> 00:12:21.534 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% because it gives a chance 00:12:21.534 --> 00:12:25.367 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% for the young people to explore their creativity 00:12:25.367 --> 00:12:30.567 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and also build positive adult relationships. 00:12:30.567 --> 00:12:33.934 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% So whether that be us being there for them 00:12:33.934 --> 00:12:35.634 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% just to talk and hang out 00:12:35.634 --> 00:12:38.167 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% or even work on some moves 00:12:38.167 --> 00:12:41.434 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and, you know, learn new dance skills. 00:12:41.434 --> 00:12:44.033 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% Growing up, I didn't have an after-school program, 00:12:44.033 --> 00:12:46.434 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and we didn't have anything like this. 00:12:46.434 --> 00:12:48.434 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% So that's why it's important for us 00:12:48.434 --> 00:12:50.934 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% to try to create that for them, 00:12:50.934 --> 00:12:53.601 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% for the kids now coming up. 00:12:53.601 --> 00:12:57.033 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% International District and South Seattle 00:12:57.033 --> 00:12:59.634 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% has just really low-income families living here, 00:12:59.634 --> 00:13:03.267 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% so, for there, I think we know a lot of those kids 00:13:03.267 --> 00:13:05.868 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% need that support and that help 00:13:05.868 --> 00:13:07.701 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% and that mentorship. 00:13:07.701 --> 00:13:09.467 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% So that's why I believe it's important 00:13:09.467 --> 00:13:12.868 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% to have that here for them. 00:13:12.868 --> 00:13:16.334 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% Hip-hop and after-school communities, 00:13:16.334 --> 00:13:17.767 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% they kind of go well with each other 00:13:17.767 --> 00:13:22.400 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% because, well, for us, we use that as an engagement tool. 00:13:22.400 --> 00:13:24.534 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% So we use it as a tool to engage with the youth, 00:13:24.534 --> 00:13:26.667 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% to connect with them. 00:13:26.667 --> 00:13:29.968 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% That's kind of why I feel it's important 00:13:29.968 --> 00:13:33.601 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and the two kind of just mend together here, you know? 00:13:33.601 --> 00:13:36.467 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -Breaking and hip-hop is a way to open up people 00:13:36.467 --> 00:13:39.234 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% into thinking differently and thinking outside of the box. 00:13:39.234 --> 00:13:42.000 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% [ Indistinct conversations ] 00:13:46.567 --> 00:13:51.367 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% Please make sure you are sitting on the orange line. 00:13:51.367 --> 00:13:53.267 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -Our kids' classes are huge here. 00:13:53.267 --> 00:13:54.934 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% Our kids' breaking classes 00:13:54.934 --> 00:13:56.400 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and our toddler class, MiniBREAKS, 00:13:56.400 --> 00:14:01.300 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% is probably the most successful class at the place. 00:14:01.300 --> 00:14:05.868 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% [ Hip-hop music playing ] 00:14:05.868 --> 00:14:07.901 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -When you kind of think about it initially, 00:14:07.901 --> 00:14:09.467 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% it's like, "Oh, yeah, that age group 00:14:09.467 --> 00:14:10.901 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% is too young to learn, you know? 00:14:10.901 --> 00:14:12.434 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% They might get hurt easily. 00:14:12.434 --> 00:14:14.601 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% Like, it's just too crazy for them." 00:14:14.601 --> 00:14:16.133 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% But then if you really think about it, 00:14:16.133 --> 00:14:18.133 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% it's like, "Wow, you know, these kids 00:14:18.133 --> 00:14:20.767 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% had just started to learn to walk 00:14:20.767 --> 00:14:23.234 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and maybe talk, and they're like" -- 00:14:23.234 --> 00:14:25.434 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% I don't know -- they're not really scared of things yet. 00:14:25.434 --> 00:14:28.200 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% They don't know things are scary, usually, 00:14:28.200 --> 00:14:29.701 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% or most of the time, 00:14:29.701 --> 00:14:32.701 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% so it's actually a great thing to introduce to them 00:14:32.701 --> 00:14:36.901 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% so they could explore their bodies and moving 00:14:36.901 --> 00:14:41.267 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and also develop listening skills 00:14:41.267 --> 00:14:44.267 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% and socialize with other kids. 00:14:44.267 --> 00:14:46.267 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% [ Music continues ] 00:14:51.067 --> 00:14:52.400 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% I know for a fact in Seattle 00:14:52.400 --> 00:14:54.367 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% there's no other dance classes for this age group 00:14:54.367 --> 00:14:56.868 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% that's for breaking. 00:14:56.868 --> 00:15:00.167 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% For little kids, too, they just kind of want to go, 00:15:00.167 --> 00:15:02.834 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and at that time, they're really, really open 00:15:02.834 --> 00:15:05.334 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% in that age group about, like, expressing themselves. 00:15:05.334 --> 00:15:07.601 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% Like, as soon as they get comfortable, you're like, 00:15:07.601 --> 00:15:10.033 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% "Oh, go do whatever," and they'll go do it. 00:15:10.033 --> 00:15:13.734 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% So I really want to nurture that and nurture their creativity 00:15:13.734 --> 00:15:18.901 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and to let them know that they're being creative. 00:15:18.901 --> 00:15:21.133 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% So, when I got into hip-hop, 00:15:21.133 --> 00:15:23.968 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% I was very disenfranchised youth. 00:15:23.968 --> 00:15:28.767 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% Didn't like school, didn't really like adults. 00:15:28.767 --> 00:15:33.133 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% I didn't really feel myself going anywhere, 00:15:33.133 --> 00:15:36.033 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% but hip-hop was really fun to me. 00:15:36.033 --> 00:15:37.734 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% I wasn't -- I wasn't good in the beginning. 00:15:37.734 --> 00:15:40.834 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% I was horrible at dancing, but I didn't care. 00:15:40.834 --> 00:15:43.601 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% I loved it. I knew that if I practiced, 00:15:43.601 --> 00:15:46.868 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% I would keep getting a little better. 00:15:46.868 --> 00:15:48.801 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% If you want to try something, if you want to do something, 00:15:48.801 --> 00:15:50.267 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% then, you know, just do it. 00:15:50.267 --> 00:15:52.400 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% You might not be great at it in the beginning. 00:15:52.400 --> 00:15:55.033 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% You might be horrible like how I was horrible. 00:15:55.033 --> 00:15:56.868 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% But as long as you like doing it 00:15:56.868 --> 00:16:00.334 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and as long as you're consistent with practicing 00:16:00.334 --> 00:16:03.667 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and working at it, anything is possible. 00:16:03.667 --> 00:16:05.300 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% Rule number 2 -- 00:16:05.300 --> 00:16:09.000 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% Rule number 2, my most favorite rule in the whole world... 00:16:09.000 --> 00:16:11.334 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% And maybe, you know, it can make someone else 00:16:11.334 --> 00:16:15.467 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% find hip-hop or breaking and use it as a tool 00:16:15.467 --> 00:16:17.033 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% to become, like, social 00:16:17.033 --> 00:16:20.000 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% or to realize that they can accomplish whatever they want. 00:16:20.000 --> 00:16:22.734 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% [ Gasps ] Have fun! 00:16:22.734 --> 00:16:24.834 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% That is my most favorite rule of all. 00:16:24.834 --> 00:16:27.868 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% If you like to have fun, please raise your hand superhigh. 00:16:27.868 --> 00:16:29.267 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% If you like to have fun... 00:16:29.267 --> 00:16:32.167 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% And I see it happening in a lot of the kids, 00:16:32.167 --> 00:16:36.834 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% but even if breaking or hip-hop isn't their thing, 00:16:36.834 --> 00:16:39.667 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% I hope they, like, apply the same philosophy 00:16:39.667 --> 00:16:42.167 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% to other things that they might end up loving. 00:16:42.167 --> 00:16:45.067 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% [ Hip-hop music playing ] 00:17:02.234 --> 00:17:03.734 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -At 19 years old, I started teaching 00:17:03.734 --> 00:17:05.834 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% after-school programs. 00:17:05.834 --> 00:17:07.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I was teaching Denny Middle School 00:17:07.434 --> 00:17:08.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and Mercer Middle School. 00:17:08.934 --> 00:17:11.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% What you guys want to add or take away. 00:17:11.100 --> 00:17:13.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -I went to Denny Middle School. 00:17:13.667 --> 00:17:16.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% There was a class for breaking at the school, 00:17:16.300 --> 00:17:17.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and I just loved that class. 00:17:17.734 --> 00:17:19.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Took it, like, every day. 00:17:19.000 --> 00:17:20.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Chest, hit, hit, hit. 00:17:20.901 --> 00:17:25.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Back in 7th grade, I moved up here from Sacramento, 00:17:25.200 --> 00:17:27.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and my dad wanted me to get involved 00:17:27.334 --> 00:17:28.934 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% in some after-school program. 00:17:28.934 --> 00:17:31.601 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -Denny Middle School! Give it up, y'all! 00:17:31.601 --> 00:17:34.000 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% [ Cheers and applause ] 00:17:34.000 --> 00:17:36.067 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -And he finally signed me up for breakdance. 00:17:36.067 --> 00:17:38.868 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% I know it's kind of a -- It was new to me. 00:17:38.868 --> 00:17:40.734 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% It was challenging. 00:17:40.734 --> 00:17:42.534 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% I hated it at first, 00:17:42.534 --> 00:17:45.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% but, after a while, I dominated my first move, 00:17:45.100 --> 00:17:48.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% which is called the hand glide, and then from there, 00:17:48.801 --> 00:17:51.701 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% this newly inspired confidence came out, 00:17:51.701 --> 00:17:53.701 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% and so I just stuck with it. 00:17:53.701 --> 00:17:57.868 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -In the cafeteria at Denny, there was this group of dancers. 00:17:57.868 --> 00:17:59.367 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% They were just practicing for a show, 00:17:59.367 --> 00:18:01.400 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and you see this one guy just staring at him 00:18:01.400 --> 00:18:04.434 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% from the floor, and they were dancing on the stage. 00:18:04.434 --> 00:18:06.801 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% So as I was watching for maybe a minute, 00:18:06.801 --> 00:18:09.067 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% the guy that was directing turned around 00:18:09.067 --> 00:18:11.634 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and noticed that those little kids was looking 00:18:11.634 --> 00:18:13.067 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% from the window. 00:18:13.067 --> 00:18:16.234 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% So he gestured for me to come here, and I came. 00:18:16.234 --> 00:18:18.667 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% He's like, "Alright. Well, do you like what you see?" 00:18:18.667 --> 00:18:20.167 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% I was like, "Yeah. I don't really know 00:18:20.167 --> 00:18:21.501 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% what I'm getting myself into, but yeah." 00:18:21.501 --> 00:18:23.934 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% He said, "Would you like to join the class?" 00:18:23.934 --> 00:18:25.467 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% And I was like, "Yeah." 00:18:25.467 --> 00:18:27.267 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% I didn't know what I was about to do. 00:18:27.267 --> 00:18:29.334 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% I didn't know what kind of dancing it was. 00:18:29.334 --> 00:18:31.934 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% I just saw people on stage with a lot of body movement, 00:18:31.934 --> 00:18:32.968 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% and I was like, "You know what? 00:18:32.968 --> 00:18:34.400 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% I think I can see myself doing that." 00:18:34.400 --> 00:18:37.567 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% About eight, nine years later, this is where I'm at now -- 00:18:37.567 --> 00:18:39.667 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% teaching my own classes, 00:18:39.667 --> 00:18:42.234 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% spreading on the message that Jerome taught me. 00:18:42.234 --> 00:18:43.767 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% -Well, Massive Monkees -- 00:18:43.767 --> 00:18:46.300 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% they're like my mentors in breakdancing, 00:18:46.300 --> 00:18:47.834 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and they're more than just mentors. 00:18:47.834 --> 00:18:49.000 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% They're like family. 00:18:49.000 --> 00:18:51.968 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% They help me with any problem in any way. 00:18:51.968 --> 00:18:54.934 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -It's definitely just probably the best experience 00:18:54.934 --> 00:18:58.534 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% that I could have ever had, 'cause, you know, high school -- 00:18:58.534 --> 00:19:01.400 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% obviously, like, hard to find something to fit in, 00:19:01.400 --> 00:19:02.767 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% and then, like, breakdancing -- 00:19:02.767 --> 00:19:04.634 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% I don't really have to fit in in school. 00:19:04.634 --> 00:19:06.400 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% I fit in out here, you know? 00:19:06.400 --> 00:19:09.400 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And then I have, like, a different family, you know? 00:19:09.400 --> 00:19:13.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So I have my family, and then I have this family, you know, 00:19:13.434 --> 00:19:17.367 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and it's always great to be a part of, like, a big community. 00:19:17.367 --> 00:19:19.834 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -Jerome was always there to, like, guide us 00:19:19.834 --> 00:19:20.901 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% into the right direction. 00:19:20.901 --> 00:19:23.400 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% It wasn't just, like, the dancing. 00:19:23.400 --> 00:19:26.200 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% It was like we connected on every level. 00:19:26.200 --> 00:19:28.734 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% So it was like it was really cool to be connected 00:19:28.734 --> 00:19:34.534 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% 'cause all of us have the same passion for the same thing. 00:19:34.534 --> 00:19:36.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% It helped a lot of, like, my friends. 00:19:36.334 --> 00:19:38.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% You know, we all came from different backgrounds, 00:19:38.133 --> 00:19:41.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and it was like some tougher than others, 00:19:41.200 --> 00:19:44.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% so it was it was really good to -- 00:19:44.100 --> 00:19:45.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% It's really positive. 00:19:45.501 --> 00:19:48.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Like, we all show each other love as a community. 00:19:48.601 --> 00:19:51.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% [ Hip-hop music playing ] 00:19:51.334 --> 00:19:54.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -These kids were improving tremendously, 00:19:54.667 --> 00:19:57.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and they'll do shows here and there, and that's great. 00:19:57.534 --> 00:20:01.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% But I want a competition where they can build their character, 00:20:01.834 --> 00:20:04.534 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% have something to look forward to, build their skills, 00:20:04.534 --> 00:20:08.200 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and also build teamwork, so I started doing battles. 00:20:08.200 --> 00:20:10.000 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% All-out, last round! 00:20:10.000 --> 00:20:13.501 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% It's going to be 8 to 10 minutes, all-out battle! 00:20:13.501 --> 00:20:15.934 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% And that would set up a competition 00:20:15.934 --> 00:20:17.968 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% and have them go at it, 00:20:17.968 --> 00:20:21.534 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and it was just amazing what potential 00:20:21.534 --> 00:20:23.234 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% and that came out of that 00:20:23.234 --> 00:20:27.501 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% and how they really took 00:20:27.501 --> 00:20:29.801 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% themselves to the next level as a group, 00:20:29.801 --> 00:20:31.601 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% as teamwork, and as individuals, 00:20:31.601 --> 00:20:33.000 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% and I got to see leaders 00:20:33.000 --> 00:20:34.801 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and I got to see a lot of kids evolve. 00:20:34.801 --> 00:20:37.033 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% [ Hip-hop music playing ] 00:20:37.033 --> 00:20:40.100 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% Cleveland and Mercer to my right! 00:20:40.100 --> 00:20:43.000 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% Cleveland, Mercer! 00:20:43.000 --> 00:20:46.467 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% From that time, now seven different schools, 00:20:46.467 --> 00:20:49.334 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% hundreds of kids now battle each other, 00:20:49.334 --> 00:20:51.701 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and we call it the Massive Break Challenge. 00:20:51.701 --> 00:20:53.634 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -We need one person to enter in the one-on-ones 00:20:53.634 --> 00:20:55.567 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% to make it an even bracket. 00:20:55.567 --> 00:20:59.234 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -So it's been a very successful league now, 00:20:59.234 --> 00:21:01.601 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% 'cause my whole idea was 00:21:01.601 --> 00:21:05.834 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% if basketball, soccer, football 00:21:05.834 --> 00:21:09.934 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% can have games or have a league, why not breaking? 00:21:09.934 --> 00:21:13.567 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% And so Massive Break Challenge is our official B-boy/B-girl 00:21:13.567 --> 00:21:15.601 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% high school and middle school league. 00:21:15.601 --> 00:21:18.434 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% So, as you know, 00:21:18.434 --> 00:21:21.534 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% we have one more Massive Break Challenge next month, 00:21:21.534 --> 00:21:23.167 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and then we're going to the grand finale 00:21:23.167 --> 00:21:26.234 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% where there's 800 people that's gonna watch you guys 00:21:26.234 --> 00:21:30.334 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% at the Folklife Festival, Bagley Wright Theater, okay? 00:21:30.334 --> 00:21:32.334 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% So, that's a big deal okay? That's a big deal. 00:21:32.334 --> 00:21:35.868 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% Having Master Break Challenge at the Bagley Wright Theater, 00:21:35.868 --> 00:21:39.234 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% a very professional theater and stage, 00:21:39.234 --> 00:21:44.801 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and happening during the Folklife Festival is... 00:21:44.801 --> 00:21:46.501 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% a huge thing for the kids 00:21:46.501 --> 00:21:50.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% because I will tell the kids, "Make sure you tell your mom. 00:21:50.734 --> 00:21:51.968 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Make sure you tell your dad. 00:21:51.968 --> 00:21:54.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Make sure you tell your brothers, sisters, 00:21:54.167 --> 00:21:55.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% all your friends. 00:21:55.501 --> 00:21:58.334 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% Make sure you tell your principal, your teachers, 00:21:58.334 --> 00:22:01.868 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% people that you love, that you appreciate. 00:22:01.868 --> 00:22:03.801 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% It's your time to shine and show off, 00:22:03.801 --> 00:22:05.868 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% so they can acknowledge and see, "Wow. 00:22:05.868 --> 00:22:10.100 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% This is why my kid is practicing in their kitchen floor 00:22:10.100 --> 00:22:12.734 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% or practicing it in the hallways at school 00:22:12.734 --> 00:22:14.534 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% or doing after-school programs," 00:22:14.534 --> 00:22:17.834 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% 'cause they could see how big it is for them 00:22:17.834 --> 00:22:19.234 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% and how professional it is. 00:22:19.234 --> 00:22:21.601 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% Now you see a kid onstage. 00:22:21.601 --> 00:22:26.767 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% That person is doing a solo in front of hundreds of people. 00:22:26.767 --> 00:22:29.467 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% My goodness. That's gonna change that kid's life, 00:22:29.467 --> 00:22:32.334 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and I want parents to see that, I want teachers to see that, 00:22:32.334 --> 00:22:36.367 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% so when they see a kid in a hallway... 00:22:36.367 --> 00:22:39.267 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% banging the floor, they know why. 00:22:39.267 --> 00:22:41.701 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% It's that kid that's being passionate. 00:22:41.701 --> 00:22:43.701 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% It's that kid that could be the next world champion. 00:22:43.701 --> 00:22:48.033 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% It's that kid that can change people's lives worldwide -- 00:22:48.033 --> 00:22:50.100 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% not just in the community but worldwide. 00:22:50.100 --> 00:22:52.567 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% [ Cheers and applause ] 00:22:52.567 --> 00:22:54.501 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% Well done, everybody! Thank you very much! 00:22:54.501 --> 00:22:56.267 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% -I'm really grateful for Jerome, 00:22:56.267 --> 00:23:00.067 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% for Massive Monkees, for the Beacon, the studio. 00:23:00.067 --> 00:23:01.901 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% I think they're, like, really up there. 00:23:01.901 --> 00:23:05.400 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% They're making the Seattle scene really big here. 00:23:05.400 --> 00:23:07.267 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% -Yeah. It's having that grit. 00:23:07.267 --> 00:23:09.534 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% No matter what, continue to move forward 00:23:09.534 --> 00:23:10.968 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% and learn, learn, learn, 00:23:10.968 --> 00:23:12.434 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% continue to be humble 00:23:12.434 --> 00:23:15.300 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and know that it's not just about us, 00:23:15.300 --> 00:23:16.868 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% that it's about other people. 00:23:16.868 --> 00:23:19.033 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% It's about impacting people with what we have 00:23:19.033 --> 00:23:21.167 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% and how we can inspire others, 00:23:21.167 --> 00:23:24.167 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% from little kids to adults. 00:23:24.167 --> 00:23:25.801 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% It's for the friends and families, 00:23:25.801 --> 00:23:28.534 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% for the City of Seattle. 00:23:28.534 --> 00:23:32.467 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% It's for our students that we don't even know yet 00:23:32.467 --> 00:23:34.968 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% that we're going to meet in the future. 00:23:34.968 --> 00:23:38.367 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -That's my goal and my treat, I think, 00:23:38.367 --> 00:23:40.968 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% from doing classes, to get to pass that -- 00:23:40.968 --> 00:23:42.868 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% pass that opportunity on 00:23:42.868 --> 00:23:45.000 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% to realize, you know, you should do what you love 00:23:45.000 --> 00:23:48.501 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% and enjoy what you do. 00:23:48.501 --> 00:23:52.434 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -Being a part of hip-hop, Massive Monkees, 00:23:52.434 --> 00:23:55.834 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% working with kids is what I love to do. 00:23:55.834 --> 00:23:59.701 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% Helping them grow to dance life, just -- 00:23:59.701 --> 00:24:01.701 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% it completes me. 00:24:01.701 --> 00:24:04.667 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% It makes me who I am. 00:24:04.667 --> 00:24:07.334 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -We've learned a lot through breaking -- 00:24:07.334 --> 00:24:09.200 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% just what it means to be a part of a team, 00:24:09.200 --> 00:24:14.734 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% what it means to put your work and discipline into something. 00:24:14.734 --> 00:24:17.667 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% to have goals, set goals, achieve goals, 00:24:17.667 --> 00:24:20.400 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% to have a vision and bring your vision to life, 00:24:20.400 --> 00:24:21.801 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% you know, what it means to love 00:24:21.801 --> 00:24:23.501 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and be passionate about something 00:24:23.501 --> 00:24:25.501 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and to not be fearful of moving forward 00:24:25.501 --> 00:24:29.200 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% with the things that you love and are passionate about. 00:24:29.200 --> 00:24:30.801 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% And so these are the things that we've learned through breaking, 00:24:30.801 --> 00:24:34.100 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% so it's easy for us to teach and convey these messages 00:24:34.100 --> 00:24:36.400 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% and share that through breaking. 00:24:36.400 --> 00:24:40.200 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% That's our means of being able to explain what we mean 00:24:40.200 --> 00:24:43.100 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and for us to be able to, you know, share something 00:24:43.100 --> 00:24:45.133 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% even bigger than just the dancer, 00:24:45.133 --> 00:24:47.701 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% even bigger than just the hip-hop culture. 00:24:47.701 --> 00:24:49.834 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% Those are the things that we're able to share through dance. 00:24:49.834 --> 00:24:53.067 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% I really believe that it's endless -- 00:24:53.067 --> 00:24:54.434 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% There's endless possibilities with things 00:24:54.434 --> 00:24:57.501 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% that we can continue to do even into older age, 00:24:57.501 --> 00:25:00.767 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% where we're not able to compete at the highest level. 00:25:00.767 --> 00:25:02.601 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% Who thought that we'd be here, 00:25:02.601 --> 00:25:04.067 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% doing the things that we're doing now? 00:25:04.067 --> 00:25:05.667 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% I think that there's always a progression of things 00:25:05.667 --> 00:25:07.634 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% that we can do as long as we stay true to it, 00:25:07.634 --> 00:25:09.767 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% love it, share it, 00:25:09.767 --> 00:25:12.367 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and I think those are the things that are keeping me -- 00:25:12.367 --> 00:25:15.934 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% keeping us and keeping me driven, yeah, to continue. 00:25:15.934 --> 00:25:19.267 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% ♪♪ 00:25:19.267 --> 00:25:22.000 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% [ Cheers and applause ] 00:25:22.000 --> 00:25:24.100 align:middle line:93% 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